Sal333 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, finchster said: What is amazing about this list is the top five players under 25 are: Haaland, Mbappé, Alexander-Arnold, Davies, and Sancho. Davies is already the best male player to ever play for Canada. He is the best in CONCACAF right now. He is already one of the best in the world. If he keeps it going, he will go down as a global legend- an era-defining type of player. He is doing all of this before he can drink in the states. What he is gonna do for Canadian soccer will be something else. In 10 years he will be playing with a younger version of himself coming out of Brampton or Trois Rivieres or the Yukon who was inspired by him. In 10-15 years we are going to see a swarm of young elite players coming out of this country who watched Davies play and wanted to do what he did. Having Buchanan, Eustaquio and David won't hurt. Edited October 14, 2021 by Sal333 Nello, narduch, johnyb and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Approve My Account Pls Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 36 minutes ago, Mattd97 said: Everyone except for EA sports anyhow 82 rated is criminal johnyb and Sal333 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 16 minutes ago, Sal333 said: What he is gonna do for Canadian soccer will be something else. In 10 years he will be playing with a younger version of himself coming out of Brampton or Trois Rivieres or the Yukon who was inspired by him. In 10-15 years we are going to see a swarm of young elite players coming out of this country who watched Davies play and wanted to do what he did. Having Buchanan, Eustaquio and David won't hurt. There were a ton of young people at the game. A lot of kids but also big groups of young men that were really getting into it in the east stands. There was a time as recent as 2018 WCQ where the only noise and chants came fron the Vs in the south end...no more. The east stand was rocking all night long. This team is changing the game and fan base in our country! gator, zammy67, finchster and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchArmstrong Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I'll be able to tell my grandkids I was there: "The Night The Phonz Went Baseline" I still can't believe the speed and footwork along the touchline for his goal. Unreal skill. Cblake, narduch, dyslexic nam and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Pretty ironic that Cummings plays for a team called "Always Ready". zammy67, johnyb, Cblake and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Apparently he clocked 37.1km/h, which would have smashed his BuLi speed record, but still, what in the world is this defender doing? Cblake, Red and White and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Here's an aspect of his game that no one has mentioned. I invite everyone to look at an extended highlights package. Davies was enthusiastically encouraging and applauding every decent play by a team mate. He even went up to David and told him not to get down on himself. He's a striker so take your shots. (I wasn't next to them when he spoke to JD. Fonzie said it in a presser) and Fonzie cheered the strongest when one of his teammates scored. That sort of team spirit is contagious and will win games if not tournaments. lamptern, NVsoccer, youllneverwalkalone and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 14 minutes ago, Aird25 said: Apparently he clocked 37.1km/h, which would have smashed his BuLi speed record, but still, what in the world is this defender doing? He was going to let it roll out for Panama throw in. clamlinguine and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, Snowcrash said: He was going to let it roll out for Panama throw in. Him keeping that ball inbounds was amazing in its own right. Without that nothing else matters ( : Sal333 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Approve My Account Pls Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 41 minutes ago, Aird25 said: Apparently he clocked 37.1km/h, which would have smashed his BuLi speed record, but still, what in the world is this defender doing? For reference, when Bolt set the 100m World Record, his average speed was 37.58 km/h... top speed was 44 km/h and change, but still a mind blowing stat to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattd97 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 45 minutes ago, Aird25 said: Apparently he clocked 37.1km/h, which would have smashed his BuLi speed record, but still, what in the world is this defender doing? Thinking davies was human Sal333, narduch, Cblake and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Phonsie got the ball rolling on this little gathering the lads had. johnyb, lowlander, A_Gagne and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 "Human cheat code"(credit to whoever used that first on here - sorry can't remember) was never more apt than last night. dyslexic nam, Cblake, Sal333 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I just heard that Panama is protesting that Fonzie goal. They claim that he is Canadian and used skates to get down the field while poor Cummings doesn't even know how to skate. The president of the PFF believes they have a good case. beachesl and Cblake 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_twelve Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I played the highlights to my class at lunch today. I paused the video at the start of the sequence to Davies' goal and asked them who would get that ball, most of them picked the Panama defender. They were so impressed with Davies' speed and burst into cheers after that goal. Heartwarming to see a bunch of 12 y/o getting excited over Canadian soccer. Even the ones with little interest in sports were in disbelief. CanadaFan123, nolando, Greatest Cockney Rip Off and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) On 10/14/2021 at 8:06 PM, davey_twelve said: I played the highlights to my class at lunch today. I paused the video at the start of the sequence to Davies' goal and asked them who would get that ball, most of them picked the Panama defender. They were so impressed with Davies' speed and burst into cheers after that goal. Heartwarming to see a bunch of 12 y/o getting excited over Canadian soccer. Even the ones with little interest in sports were in disbelief. You showed a clip of Davies's run to your students. You must teach theoretical physics. Edited October 16, 2021 by Sal333 GasPed, frmr, Kadenge and 10 others 5 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasPed Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Sal333 said: You show a clip of Davies's run. You must teach theoretical physics. Yeah, either quantum mechanics (how to be in two places at once) or special relativity (what happens when a body approaches the speed of light)... Edited October 15, 2021 by GasPed Cblake, Cheeta, Mattd97 and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varsity Tyler Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 14 hours ago, Sal333 said: What he is gonna do for Canadian soccer will be something else. In 10 years he will be playing with a younger version of himself coming out of Brampton or Trois Rivieres or the Yukon who was inspired by him. In 10-15 years we are going to see a swarm of young elite players coming out of this country who watched Davies play and wanted to do what he did. Having Buchanan, Eustaquio and David won't hurt. Can you make it ~13 or 14 years? My little guy is only 5 years old at the moment. johnyb, Onelessstar, Sal333 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasPed Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) The only other thing I wanted to say about Davies is regarding that first goal. On that corner kick, and the preceding two that he took, he was absolutely pounding those in-swinging balls into the near post - the velocity, trajectory and placement made them almost impossible for Panama to deal with. The first two almost went in, and when the third one did, it was like it was just inevitable - they were that powerful and vicious. I mean I have not been all that impressed with his set pieces up til now, but that was some exhibition. Again, he was really on it last night. 😮 🔥 Edited October 15, 2021 by GasPed Unnamed Trialist, PegCityCam, costarg and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 The best thing I loved about his play in the match and which sets him up for greatness is not the skill he displayed on that goal (which was amazing) but the fact he was dominant the whole match in game we needed to win and showed unbelievable leadership qualities - and all at 20! I have seen other players show a piece of skill at that age which you just sit there and go “wow” or even dominate matches, but I haven’t seen someone do all of that at that age and also “put his country on his back” all night like Davies did. He’s already a legend. narduch, Xavier., h coach and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 9 hours ago, Varsity Tyler said: Can you make it ~13 or 14 years? My little guy is only 5 years old at the moment. You got it buddy. Anything for a fellow fan. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strait Red Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 TSN’s Sportscenter showed their Top 10 Phonzie plays this morning. https://www.tsn.ca/video/top-10-alphonso-davies-plays~2301240 Floortom, nolando, Kent and 11 others 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) Panama TV broadcast of Davies goal. Edited October 15, 2021 by apbsmith twitter embedded GasPed, lowlander, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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